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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: NicoX on November 04, 2013, 10:23:57 am

Title: GAZ87X-OC + i5 4670K + Noctua NHD14?
Post by: NicoX on November 04, 2013, 10:23:57 am

Hi All,
I recently upgraded my system to GAZ87X-OC with i5 4670K. ;D
I am using Seasonic X850 as PSU.
My question here on my board is can I use Noctua NH D14 as CPU cooler with my board?  ???
I am trying to use GTX 780 in slot 1.
Will that hit my GPU with D14 fan clips? Actually Noctua says it MIGHT  ::) here http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=compatibility_gen&products_id=34#LGA1150 (http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=compatibility_gen&products_id=34#LGA1150)

Thanks in advance
NicoX

Title: Re: GAZ87X-OC + i5 4670K + Noctua NHD14?
Post by: absic on November 05, 2013, 07:45:26 am

Hi NicoX,

I don't know the answer to this one and I can see that there could be an issue, from looking at the info on the Noctua website, but I have not had any experience of this myself.

That said, I would probably be prepared to try fitting the cooler and if I encountered a problem with the proximity of the Cooler to the backplate of the GPU then I would do a little modding to overcome the problem. All you need to do is make sure no metal part of the cooler is touching the backplate on the GPU and a thin sheet of plastic or some strategically placed rubber grommets should suffice to achieve this.

Title: Re: GAZ87X-OC + i5 4670K + Noctua NHD14?
Post by: NicoX on November 06, 2013, 07:25:12 am

Quote from: absic on November 05, 2013, 07:45:26 am

Hi NicoX,

I don't know the answer to this one and I can see that there could be an issue, from looking at the info on the Noctua website, but I have not had any experience of this myself.

That said, I would probably be prepared to try fitting the cooler and if I encountered a problem with the proximity of the Cooler to the backplate of the GPU then I would do a little modding to overcome the problem. All you need to do is make sure no metal part of the cooler is touching the backplate on the GPU and a thin sheet of plastic or some strategically placed rubber grommets should suffice to achieve this.

Sure Sir absic
I will try and revert about findings.
Just a question if I use the GPU in slot 2 can I get full BW ie 16X support?
Actually doing so will help me remove any chances of touching fan clips to GPU.

NiCoX